FO says cross-border attacks and infiltration continue from Afghanistan despite Pakistan’s gesture of ceasefire
A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Photo: AFP
The Foreign Office responded to media queries regarding a social media post by the British Special Representative for Afghanistan, calling the “one-sided remarks” “without a deeper understanding of the situation along the border.”
In a statement issued on Saturday, FO spokesman Tahir Andrabi said: “We have seen the social media post by the British SRA on the developments along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.”
It added: “Cross-border aggression and terrorist infiltration attempts from the Afghan side have continued unabated despite Pakistan’s goodwill gesture of a temporary pause, announced in March 2026.”
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Since the break, the spokesman said, “indiscriminate and unprovoked cross-border attacks by the Afghan Taliban, and terrorist activities by Afghan Taliban-backed Indian proxies in Pakistan, have resulted in the shahadat [martyrdom] of 52 civilians and 84 wounded.”
Pakistan, while showing restraint, has responded effectively by “precisely targeting Afghan Taliban positions and terrorist support infrastructure,” the statement said. At the same time, Pakistan continues to counter “several infiltration attempts from the Afghan side.”
According to the statement, Afghan claims of civilian casualties due to Pakistan’s response lack evidentiary credibility. “Such unwarranted remarks, without linking them to the root cause of terrorism, do not offer a balanced and objective perspective,” it said.
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The spokesman urged a better understanding of regional dynamics as well as Pakistan’s principled stance and the “unprecedented sacrifices made by the people of Pakistan in the fight against terrorism.”
The remarks come as Britain’s Special Envoy to Afghanistan Richard Lindsay went to X and expressed concern over the violence along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Citing reported attacks in Kunar, Afghanistan, he said steps must be taken to protect civilian lives and prevent further escalation. Lindsay stated this in response to a post about reported civilian casualties in Afghanistan.
The British envoy also visited Afghanistan this week and said he had called for dialogue and restraint in meetings there.
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On Friday, Pakistan’s security forces killed 13 terrorists while foiling two separate infiltration attempts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Inter-Services Public Relations said.
On the same day, local authorities said at least nine civilians died while 12 others were injured in cross-border shelling and shelling by Afghan forces over the past two months in KP’s Bajaur district.
A day earlier, at least five people were injured after Afghan Taliban once again fired and targeted Pakistani civilians in border areas adjacent to Angoor Adda in South Waziristan district of KP, security sources said.
